GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Developing East Asian information technology sectors, especially the o

hello Mike
I somehow feel that option E is changing the intent of the original sentence (which BTW seems logical to me). Here is my thought process---> the ORIGINAL sentence is STRESSING that FACT thatDeveloping East Asian information technology sectors ARE POTENTIAL CONSUMERS to some XYZ WHEREAS option E is STRESSING the FACT thatA consulting firm HAS FOUND some XYZ INFO

ALSO i fail to understand the usage of "WOULD" in such a case as is done in option E. "WOULD" is
...

---